The wife of NASCAR driver #11-Brett Bodine is expected to be extradited to Walton County on charges of harassing and threatening a Loganville [GA] woman. The Loganville woman had reportedly befriended Brett Bodine through her job with Hooters of America, one of Bodine’s NASCAR sponsors. The woman has alleged she has been verbally threatened and harassed by Diane Bodine, 43, since last year. Diane Bodine was arrested last week at her Florida home by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department and was subsequently released on bond.(see full story at Walton Tribune )(1-25-2003) UPDATE: see a Toronto Sun column: Mrs. Bodine chomps on hand that feeds her (1-27-2003) UPDATE 2: The wife of Chemung [NY] native and NASCAR driver Brett Bodine has been given until Tuesday to appear in a Georgia court on charges stemming from her arrest in Florida last week, Sgt. Jeff Johnson of Georgia’s Walton County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday. Diane Bodine, 43, was arrested by police at her home in Daytona Beach, Fla., and charged with making harassing phone calls and terroristic threats and acts against a Loganville, Ga., woman who is reportedly a friend of Brett Bodine. Diane Bodine was released on bond. “We’ve been very accommodating,” Johnson said. “If she does not appear by (Tuesday), we’ll go ahead with the process of extraditing her.” Diane and Brett Bodine are legally separated.( Star-Gazette ) AND Diane Bodine denied Jan 27th that she had threatened a Loganville, GA woman. “I have no idea what is going on, I have never met her or talked to her. I have never terrorized or threatened anyone. I don’t know this person”. On Jan 27th, attorneys for both parties were attempting to resolve the issue.( Winston Cup Scene – subscription needed to view online)(1-30-2003)
